DURANGO, Colo. – After going down 1-0 early in the first quarter, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team went on a 15-0 run to earn an 18-3 win on the road against Fort Lewis College Friday afternoon in Durango, Colo. In the process of the Mountain Lions fifth win of the season,
Jade Wilson set a new program record for most draw controls in game with 10.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: W, 18-15
- Records: UCCS (5-2, 2-1 RMAC) | FLC (1-7, 0-2 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Ray Dennison Memorial Field | Durango, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are on a 10-game winning streak against Fort Lewis and lead the all-time series, 10-1. UCCS improves to 6-1 all-time in Durango, Colo.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER: UCCS 4, FLC 1
- Four different Mountain Lions scored a goal in the opening quarter of action from Durango, Colo. A goal from the Skyhawks at 10:41 gave the home team a 1-0 lead that shriveled up quickly as Emma Grace Martin notched the equalizer at 9:04 on a free-position goal. Sydnee-Anna Moeller received the ball and ran two-thirds the length of the field before firing in a shot from six meters in front of the goal for UCCS's first lead of the game, 2-1. On the ensuing draw, Kiley Cuddahy connected with Brennan Kelley from inside the circle before Sarah Urbanic capitalized on an FLC turnover and zig-zagged through the defense to put UCCS on top, 4-1, after one-quarter of action.
SECOND QUARTER: UCCS 7, FLC 0
- The Mountain Lions continued their 11-0 run through the end of the first half. Sofia Watts started the second stanza with back-to-back goals less than two minutes into the quarter. Meghan Weiss recorded a career highlight when she intercepted a pass behind the Mountain Lions' goal and took it coast-to-coast for her first career goal. Cuddahy added another assist when she found a slashing Martin to give UCCS an 8-1 cushion. Watts closed the half with a hat trick, putting the Mountain Lions on top, 11-1, with 1:14 remaining in the half. The Mountain Lions' defense did not allow the Skyhawks to record a shot on goal in the second period.
THIRD QUARTER: UCCS 2, FLC 0
- Ellen Gernert entered the game protecting UCCS' cage to start the second half and made three saves. With a running clock in play, Peyton Ross notched a goal 44 seconds into the second half from a free-position attempt. The Mountain Lions' second goal of the quarter came when Erica Rivera scooped up a ground ball from a Skyhawks turnover. With the ball eventually ending up in Urbanic's net, she cut through the core of FLC's defense for her third goal of the game.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCCS 5, FLC 2
- Urbanic continued her scoring spree when she found the back of the net to score her fourth goal of the game, and the Mountain Lions' first goal of the final stanza. Urbanic worked her way into the scoring zone moving right to left before zinging in a left-handed shot, giving UCCS a 14-1 lead. The Mountain Lions' second goal of their five-goal quarter came from Ellia Maready who received a pass from Jade Wilson at 11:16. The Skyhawks ended nearly a 50-minute scoring drought when Victoria Barletta netted the second goal of the contest for the blue and yellow, but the Mountain Lions added three more goals to seal the win, 18-3.
FINAL SCORE: UCCS 18, FLC 3
GAME STATISTICS
- Urbanic led both teams with six points behind four goals and two assists. She added five shots and picked up two ground balls.
- All three of Watts' goals came in the first half while all three of Cuddahy's points came from assists.
- Ava Goodnature accounted for a team-high two caused turnovers while Wilson and Goodnature led the Mountain Lions with three ground balls each.
- All three UCCS goalies saw action today. Jordyn Nuñez started the game and played the first 30 minutes, making two saves for her fourth win of the season.
- Gernert protected the goal for the first 23:11 of the second half, notching three saves, before Delaney Gnos closed out the game, allowing one goal and making one save.
- The Mountain Lions outshot FLC, 25-17, and shots on goal, 23-9. UCCS also won 16 of the 25 draws and edged FLC in ground balls, 19-16.
- FLC's Barletta scored two of the Skyhawks three goals this afternoon.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Urbanic's four goals today marked her fifth hat trick of the season and her eighth career hat trick.
- Watts' hat trick was her fourth of the season in her first year as a Mountain Lion.
- UCCS' seven goals in the second quarter ties the season high for most goals in a quarter.
- The Mountain Lions did not allow FLC to score a goal in either the second or third quarters, marking the first time this season UCCS has shut out an opponent in a quarter.
- UCCS' defense held their opponent to a season-low in goals (three), shots (17) and shots on goal (nine).
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will wrap up the weekend on Sunday, March 23 at Colorado State University Pueblo for a 1 p.m. match.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
